Royal Aircraft EstablishmentBlack ArrowLaunch Area 5B, RAAF Woomera Range Complex
X-2
Launched
September 2, 1970
Image: artq55
Summary
X-2 launched on a Royal Aircraft Establishment Black Arrow from Launch Area 5B, RAAF Woomera Range Complex on September 2, 1970. The mission failed. It was Royal Aircraft Establishment's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,122nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Black Arrow flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Black Arrow · Royal Aircraft Establishment
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Black Arrow flightRoyal Aircraft Establishment's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,122nd orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Uninstrumented spherical satellite meant to enable atmospheric density measurements by observing its orbital decay. It was destroyed in the failure of the first Black Arrow orbital launch failure.
Pad
Launch Area 5B, RAAF Woomera Range Complex
1st launch from Launch Area 5B, 1st this year · 5th from RAAF Woomera Range Complex
2 launches from this pad · 6 from RAAF Woomera Range Complex
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did X-2 launch?
X-2 launched on September 2, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch X-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched X-2?
Black Arrow, flown by Royal Aircraft Establishment. Black Arrow spec sheet
Where did X-2 launch from?
Launch Area 5B, RAAF Woomera Range Complex.
What orbit was X-2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.